On, or after, March 15 2012, Funimation (channel 262) will be removed from the FiOS TV® lineup and you will no longer be able to view this content.
They claim to be discontinuing it due to "very low viewership". We need to show them otherwise! Sign the petition to save Funimation!
It's important people are able to find the petition. Also please share the link with everyone you know. The more signatures, the better! I will be calling Verizon to make sure they see it.
you may want to send the ceo/charirman an e-mail his email address is {edited for privacy}
Thanks for posting this, I was searching for a way to let Verizon know how wrong they are about this decision.
Be sure to let your friends and family know. Every signature counts. We are off to a very good start. 60 people in 2 and a half hours!!
There are so many other channels that are worthless. The "SMILE" channel? REALLY? THAT gets MORE viewers that Funimation? When I got Fios years ago, I was very pleased to see that I had Funimation. This really sucks.
It's completely free. Trust me, I wouldn't be using that site if it cost money. I'm trying to show Verizon we want to keep the channel. I don't see how that would be possible if people had to pay to sign a petition. lol After you sign they just ask if you wish to donate. Your name will still get added if you don't want to donate any money to them.
Maybe they are making room for Dog TV
http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/new-tv-channel-strictly-dogs-4727307
Maybe we should also consider trying the Verizon Idea Exchange. Since it's meant to share ideas with Verizon, maybe it will help:
http://forums.verizon.com/t5/Share-Your-Ideas-with-Verizon/Funimation/idi-p/408639
Vote for keeping Funimation Channel.
I signed the petition and sent an email and am posting here. FIOS please do not drop Funimation. I watch the Funimation channel for hours each day, no joke. I would wager that it is either the number one or two channel I watch timewise daily. Please do not drop it.
If this actually goes through, I will either have my plan changed to a cheaper bundle, since I only subscribed to FiOS TV Extreme HD BECAUSE it had the FUNimation Channel, or I will cancel my Verizon FiOS service all together and look for anothe provider.
I am not in support of this sudden change and I am not happy about it. No customer satisfaction here! 😞
i too will probobly change my plan. im only on the second tier for funimation.
im totally voting and posting in every thread i find.
but i am worried that were not "convincing them" of jack squat, i would think they have an exact number of how many people watch it, for how many hours a day, and the price they pay to keep it. and they prolly just sort that chart out to see rating vs cost. and i feel like they have the numbers, so im definitely bummed.
doesnt mean we shouldnt try, they need to know how many peoeple love this channel and will be really unhappy with them.
i literally switched to fios mainly just to get this channel.. like really
Funimation is one of the few channel Fios has and the other cable company here (optlmum) doesn't that I watch.
Its basically the only reason I haven't switched companies
Optimum has been here and literally begged at my door
In regards to the ideas and fears of us not getting throught o FiOS, I called the Customer Care Line (1-800-837-4966). The representative told me that the contract with the FUNimation Channel is about to expire (March 15, 2012) and since they believe that there is low viewership they may NOT renew the contract. HOWEVER, by calling, he told me, I was being documented and as one of the costumers expressing interest in the channels being dropped. THEY PLAN TO REVIEW THE RECORDS FROM THE CUSTOMER CARE LINE TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL CUSTOMER INTEREST IN THE FUNIMATION CHANNEL.
So? CALL! CALL! CALL! 1-800-837-4966. TELL THEM YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE CHANNELS BEING DROPPED AND WISH FOR THAT TO BE REFLECTED IN THE RECORDS!
This is not a joke. Just call, please!
Who do I speak to exactly when I call the 800 number? It's like a menu maze.
This is highly disappointing news. The FUNimation channel is the only reason I am with Verizon Fios. It's on my tv 95% of the time. If Verizon does choose to cancel this channel I am going to be forced to move to another provider.
Please do not cancel this channel!
I received a great deal of help from a number of customer call center rep's about this issue. The ironic thing is none of them in the departments have even heard about this issue SO KEEP THE CALLS GOING(1-800-837-4966). I was also told to voice my concern to the head corporate Verizon office.
There are the details, spread the news, voice your opinion, send emails, sign the petition
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savefunimation/
GOOD LUCK!!
This particular petition costs money and it could be a hoax, but just use the forums and keep calling. I don't want to pay anything more than I already do to a company that is constantly gettin rid of station lineups that I frequent
I even send a email. I noticed on the FUNIMATION channel they are going to reconsider because of the input of people trying to persuade them not to change this channel line-up. I hope it works...This will be a pain for me because this is the only station I basically tune in to. I do watch some movies from tim to time, but I'm an anime junkie. Channel 262 has the best anime and it keeps me up to date on all the anime I never knew about from just watching the standard cartoon stations. Most of the anime on FUNIMATION never makes it to regular stations and this is the only way I get my fix (If you know what I mean...LOL)
If they get rid of FUNIMATION....I'm going to lose my mind per say. I just wouldn't know what channel that could take it's place. The othe cartoon channels don't offer as much anime. Even though I love the Dragonball series/Kai or w.e. I pretty much know that whole series by heart no matter how much they change the name or even change the editing. Even Goku needs some new series starting from when Pan got older, but until then or even after leave FUNIMATION alone. GOOD GRIEF!! ARGGGH (in my Charlie Brown voice)
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